...and calls For the kind hand of an assiduous care. Delightful task ! to rear the tender thought, To teach the young idea how to shoot, To pour the fresh instruction o'er the mind, To breathe ilr enlivening spirit, and to fix The generous purpose in the glowing breast. Oh speak the joy ! ye,...

...but render a man less fit for it. While we acknowledge the justness of Thomson's beautiful remark, " Delightful task ! to rear the tender thought, And teach the young idea how to shoot !" we must consider 1 that this delight is perceptible only by " a mind at ease," a mind at once calm...

...case it is a pleasure for any master to teach them. Delightful task ! to rear the tender thought, To teach the young idea how to shoot ; To pour the fresh instruction o'er the mind, And plant the generous purpose in the glowing breast ! THOMSON. " Quintilian," says Rollin in his Belles...

...but render a man less fit for it. While we acknowledge the justness of Thomson's beautiful remark, " Delightful task ! to rear the tender thought, And teach the young idea how to shoot !" we must consider1 that this delight is perceptible only by " a mind at ease," a mind at once calm...

...a . man less fit for it. •'? While we acknowledge the justness of Thomson's beautiful remark, l " Delightful task ! to rear the tender thought. And teach the young idea how to shoot !" we must consider1 that this delight is perceptible only by " a mind at ease," a mind at once calm...

...described by the author of "The Seasons," in the trite and well-known lines in praise of instruction. "Delightful task to rear the tender thought, and teach the young idea how to shoot." But it is with regard to man's physical education, as respects his bodily frame and development of...

...WHIMPERING IN A DOLEFUL VOICE. TARLTON TARLTON Delightful task I to rear the tender thought, — To teach the young idea how to shoot, — To pour the fresh instruction o'er the mind, — To breathe th' enlivening spirit, — and to fix The generous purpose in the glowing breast. THOMSON. YOUNG HARDY...

...calls For the kind Hand of an assiduous Care: Delightful Task! to rear the tender Thought, 1065 To teach the young Idea how to shoot, To pour the fresh Instruction o'er the Mind, To breathe th'inspiriug Spirit, and to plant The generous Purpose in the glowing Breast. Oh speak the Joy! You,...

...Happiness : / A / Pastoral. / In Three Dialogues. / By a Young Lady. / " To rear the tender thought, / " To teach the young idea how to shoot, / " To pour the fresh instruction o'er the mind, / "To breathe th'enliv'ning spirit, and to fix /"The gen'rous purpose in the Female breast." / Thompson. / Bristol...

..."the efforts of the manager will entitle him to continued encouragement. "§ To all such it comes "To teach the young idea how to shoot, To pour the fresh instruction o'er the mind."** To all such, as it is necessary "To send them some where — any where to learn" we would say, "Try first...